Middlezoy recycling centre could be axed to save cash

A RECYCLING centre near Bridgwater could be closed down in an effort to cut costs.

Somerset County Council has asked the board of Somerset Waste Partnership to save over £2million over the next four years, with a minimum save of £711,900 in 2014/15.

SCC and SWP have drawn up cost-cutting plans which include closing Middlezoy Community Recycling site from this April, with a saving of £350k.

The proposed action, which forms part of the partnership’s business plan for 2014 to 2019, would mean using some of the savings to restore seven-day opening at Saltlands recycling centre in Bridgwater.

Comments (6)

It does make more sense to open Bridgwater Site seven days a week because it was always busy. At present it is very awkward juggling between open days and open hours. I think it would also be better to open later in the morning and stay open til early evening, esspecially in the 'garden season'

It does make more sense to open Bridgwater Site seven days a week because it was always busy. At present it is very awkward juggling between open days and open hours. I think it would also be better to open later in the morning and stay open til early evening, esspecially in the 'garden season'Three Pots Derek

People that live in the Middlezoy, Othery and Langport areas are now put at risk as the wording "Recycling " May not mean anything to them as they now got to travel longer distance to depose their recycled goods.
The other risk is that the council are putting the public in a costly situation because of the extra miles to travel to the Bridgwater Site.
The only way this country can save money is to stop giving it away to other countries and start looking after their own people.

People that live in the Middlezoy, Othery and Langport areas are now put at risk as the wording "Recycling " May not mean anything to them as they now got to travel longer distance to depose their recycled goods.
The other risk is that the council are putting the public in a costly situation because of the extra miles to travel to the Bridgwater Site.
The only way this country can save money is to stop giving it away to other countries and start looking after their own people.quantock people

Shutting Middlezoy will undoubtedly lead to more fly tipping around the county ,and more expense clearing it up.There is no mention of what will happen to the people working there,I hope they are offered employment at Saltlandsor elsewhere.

Shutting Middlezoy will undoubtedly lead to more fly tipping around the county ,and more expense clearing it up.There is no mention of what will happen to the people working there,I hope they are offered employment at Saltlandsor elsewhere.awayswing

MR.GOF wrote:
I know how much is it costing to run the white empty busses,this would keep the the tip open?

What has running empty white buses got to do with keeping a Recycling Centre open. Just wondered.

[quote][p][bold]MR.GOF[/bold] wrote:
I know how much is it costing to run the white empty busses,this would keep the the tip open?[/p][/quote]What has running empty white buses got to do with keeping a Recycling Centre open. Just wondered.Three Pots Derek

it is such a shame that people has stopped using the site we use it quite a lot,it will be more difficult to go into bridgwater to the dump i dont drive and my partner is disabled and dosent drive too far because he is on oxygen thankyou ( an upset oap ) re middlezoy recycling

it is such a shame that people has stopped using the site we use it quite a lot,it will be more difficult to go into bridgwater to the dump i dont drive and my partner is disabled and dosent drive too far because he is on oxygen thankyou ( an upset oap ) re middlezoy recyclingwolfhill